Archive for July, 2008

eBay Launch Online Advertising Division

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

eBay, is launching an international advertising division to capitalise on the growing number of brands that want to launch cross-territory branding campaigns. eBay Advertising International will be led by head of European strategy Christian Kunz.
More info www.ebayadvertising.com

Australian eBay Seller Goes Bust

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

A Queensland based seller, known on eBay as ebusiness-supplies and registered in Australia as EBS International Pty Ltd, was wound up on Friday and is under external administration, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
eBay buyers who bought exercise equipment, pocket bikes, quad bikes, electric guitars, furniture and other household items from EBS [...]

Auction Floor Announces Full Integration with AuctionZip.com

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Scottsdale, AZ—Auction Floor, Inc. (Other OTC: AFLO.PK) (Frankfurt: ZUI.F) a leading web-based technology provider to the auction industry, today announced the completion of system integration with AuctionZip.com, the highly popular website which posts extensive listings of U.S. live auction events, with 9500+ registered auction houses and over 660,000 unique visitors per month. Auction Zip users [...]

Back to the Future Hoverboard on eBay

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

The original hoverboard used by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2 is for auction on eBay.
The description says.
“957. Michael J. Fox “Marty Mcfly” hero Mattel hoverboard from Back to the Future Part II & Part III. (Universal Pictures, 1989, 1990) This is one of the hero Mattel Hoverboards used by Michael J. [...]

Initon introduces new software to increase sales by relisting items automatically on eBay

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Initon has announced new Aerolister Pro 7 3.4 software to make sellers’ daily work easier and more comfortable on eBay.
Its primary purpose is to automate the relisting of expired items. Aerolister improves unsold / sold item ratio by up to 20% generating larger profit than manually relisting the items. Depending on the size of a [...]

eBay Software Pirate Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison; SIIA Continues Fight with Six New Auction Site Lawsuits

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

WASHINGTON – The increasingly high-stakes fight to stop the sale of pirated software on Internet auction sites reached a new milestone today with the sentencing of Jeremiah Mondello to 48 months in federal prison, three years supervised release following jail time, and 150 hours of community service per year. Further, Mondello’s personal computers and 220K [...]

Florida Craft Beer to Sell Its Assets on eBay

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Honey Amber Rose, a craft beer trademarked as THE FIRST BEER FOR WOMEN, is up for sale on August 15th via eBay. Despite success in the Florida beer market, Beautiful Brews Inc. co-creators Abby Waters and Kent Chamberlain have decided to auction off their self proclaimed baby, “Honey” in order to ensure its future. [...]

eBay shares fall

Friday, July 18th, 2008

eBay shares fell to their lowest point in nearly two years on Thursday after its cautious near-term outlook led to downgrades by several Wall Street analysts.
The shares fell $3.90, or 13.9 percent, to $24.20.
In a statement on Wednesday eBay its second-quarter earnings climbed 22 percent, helped by growth in the company’s e-commerce sites and its [...]

Federal Judge Rules in eBay Favor

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

A New York Judge says Tiffany & Co failed to prove eBay was responsible for the sale of fake Tiffany jewelry. “Tiffany must ultimately bear the burden of protecting its trademark,” the judge ruled.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Sullivan said companies such as Tiffany are responsible for policing their trademarks online. He ruled eBay [...]

eBay India Truck Bazaar

Monday, July 14th, 2008

eBay India Motors, the leading online B2B Motors marketplace, today announced the launch of India’s first online truck bazaar on eBay India. The Online Truck Bazaar can be accessed on http://trucks.eBay.in and is free for any fleet operator who would like to list buses, LCVs or HCVs for sale. Interested dealers or purchasers can simply [...]

Seminar on Selling Antiques on eBay

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

OREM, Utah – HammerTap, an eBay market research provider, is offering a free webinar on how to use market research to more profitably sell vintage and one-of-a-kind items in the eBay marketplace. The webinar will be held on Monday, July 14 at 6 p.m. MDT, and registration is available at
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/358168547.
“Many sellers assume market research tools [...]

New Website DroppingBy.com Aims to Lower Shipping Prices

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

DroppingBy.com, a new online shipping marketplace where people can get their items shipped and avoid paying shipping companies’ increasingly high fuel surcharges; today officially launched at www.droppingby.com.
Users of the website can post a free listing of their shipping requirements and shipping providers who are already dropping by on the same route can bid to deliver [...]

Seattle pawnshop owner jailed over eBay stolen property sales

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Martin D. Levy, the former owner of a well-known downtown Seattle pawnshop, was sentenced today to two years in prison in connection with a scheme to sell items stolen by drug addicts.
In a deal with prosecutors, Levy, 71, who owned Liberty Jewelry and Loan, pleaded guilty in May to four counts of trafficking in stolen [...]

Mutt Hut Information Systems Launches BestOfBizarre.com

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Chicago, IL – Auctions of strange and usual items have been a national phenomenon for several years. These strange auctions have been featured in the news and have been fodder for late night television hosts. Mutt Hut Information Systems has announced the launch of BestOfBizarre.com, a website dedicated to such auctions.
Fans of such auctions [...]

eBay Australia Competitors

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Australia has very high number eBay users. EBay is the name that nearly associate with online auctions. But in recent years, more and more players have entered the arena, adding not only choice, but several variations to the original model.
The recent unpopular changes to some of eBay’s operating policies such as changes to the [...]